Stergiou, Chrysovalantis (2016) NOTE ON SIMPLICITY AND STATISTICAL EXPLANATIONS OF CORRELATIONS. [Preprint]
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In this note, I discuss the simplicity of rival statistical explanations of a correlation, couched in terms of Reichenbachian Common Cause Systems. Simplicity is analyzed in two components, the so-called intrinsic and contextual simplicity. I show that if one disentangles simplicity from explanatory power then the size of the system provides an adequate for simplicity in both of its dimensions.
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| Keywords: | Simplicity, Reichenbachian Common Cause Systems, Scientific Explanation | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Chrysovalantis Stergiou | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2016 16:16 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2016 16:16 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12624 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | November 2016 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12624 |
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